Dealer did a cvt oil flush

[Maxara Faxa]

Hey guys, I've been driving my 1.5L Touring and while doing an oil change I noticed oil residue under the transmission oil pan.

Took it to the dealer and they agreed to fix it under warranty...they said it's just the oil pan gasket. After the fix, I was reviewing the paperwork and it says that they did a compete oil flush in the process and they bought 6 bottles of transmission oil to replace.

I remember reading that the tranny only takes 3.9 quarts not 6! How do I know for sure that they didn't over fill my cvt?

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[Daniel644]

a typical DRAIN where you just remove the drain plug is 3.9 if you drop the pan you end up getting a little more out, plus if you had a leak other parts of the system may have lower fluid levels then they should have, remember draining the pan doesn't drain the entire transmission, it just drains whats in the pan above the drain port, that only like a 3rd of the overall capacity of the transmission.

 

[Maxara Faxa]

a typical DRAIN where you just remove the drain plug is 3.9 if you drop the pan you end up getting a little more out, plus if you had a leak other parts of the system may have lower fluid levels then they should have, remember draining the pan doesn't drain the entire transmission, it just drains whats in the pan above the drain port, that only like a 3rd of the overall capacity of the transmission.

So then how do I check if they overfilled it? Because they literally overfill everything (previously; brake fluid, engine oil)

I also noticed that there is a cvt delay when going from Reverse to Drive... or from anything to Drive. It usually takes around 2 seconds to kick into drive... but now it's a whole 5 seconds!! (Yup, I counted it) ... is this just the cvt getting used to the new oil? Or is there too much oil in there??

 

[SDAlexander8]

So then how do I check if they overfilled it? Because they literally overfill everything (previously; brake fluid, engine oil)

I also noticed that there is a cvt delay when going from Reverse to Drive... or from anything to Drive. It usually takes around 2 seconds to kick into drive... but now it's a whole 5 seconds!! (Yup, I counted it) ... is this just the cvt getting used to the new oil? Or is there too much oil in there??

If they did a complete flush, then 6 quarts would be about right, as Daniel644 said above.

If you are paranoid about it, put your car up on jack stands on a flat surface. Find the check fill bolt on the side of the CVT and take it off. If it is overfilled, it will drain out of that bolt until it is at the correct level. If nothing comes out, stick a Qtip into the check bolt hole and make sure the oil level is right there at the check bolt level.

 

[saz468]

I’ve had this done at twenty thousand it was 6 quarts also and have no problems. How many miles was on the car when you had it flushed?

 

[Maxara Faxa]

I’ve had this done at twenty thousand it was 6 quarts also and have no problems. How many miles was on the car when you had it flushed?

About 44k miles. I had no idea I had to even change the transmission oil before I had the oil pan leak. Lol

Update: so the delay in shift response went away after pushing the car hard on the highway... I guess the oil just needs to heat up?

 

[saz468]

About 44k miles. I had no idea I had to even change the transmission oil before I had the oil pan leak. Lol

Update: so the delay in shift response went away after pushing the car hard on the highway... I guess the oil just needs to heat up?

I’ve noticed your location is NY city. myself personally when I lived on Long Island on previous cars I changed the transmission fluid frequency because of a lot of stop and go traffic but this was a peace of mind thing

 

[Daniel644]

So then how do I check if they overfilled it? Because they literally overfill everything (previously; brake fluid, engine oil)

I also noticed that there is a cvt delay when going from Reverse to Drive... or from anything to Drive. It usually takes around 2 seconds to kick into drive... but now it's a whole 5 seconds!! (Yup, I counted it) ... is this just the cvt getting used to the new oil? Or is there too much oil in there??

see this guide on how to change the fluid yourself https://www.civicx.com/threads/how-to-change-transmission-oil-on-1-5t-cvt.31029/ one of the steps describes how to check the fluid level and even provides a picture. Be sure when you raise the car to remove the check bolt that the car is sitting flat and level, if the front end is raised it could mask an overfill condition.

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